Isn't he starting the year on the PUP? There's no way he's gonna be ready for the start of the season...

Nobody knows actually. Mike Reiss, who's a very respected Patriots beat writer, thinks that Welker will start the year on PUP. Others don't think that. Personally, IDK what to believe. Even if he's ready (85 - 90 %) he might be put on PUP by BB just so BB can see what he has in Edelman, Tate and Price. I wouldn't put that past him. Then Welker would be unleashed in week 7 and probably still have a 100 catches.

But overall my gut feeling is that he's on the team in week one and playing hard as always. He did a little work in minicamps and looks to be ready for training camp.

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To be fair, he was two years into his NFL career with an absolutely awful team. He was on the normal progression path for a young QB, and broke out in his third year. He wasn't coming back from anything.

Considering the dubious nature of the award, Alex Smith might as well be considered as a candidate. If he had a really strong season in SF, he'd be just as strong a candidate as Drew Brees was (which is to say not at all for this award).